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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐπῐθῡμῶ (epithūmô),[1] contracted form of ἐπῐθῡμέω (epithūméō).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /e.pi.θiˈmo/
  • Hyphenation: ε‧πι‧θυ‧μώ

Verb

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επιθυμώ (epithymó) (past επιθύμησα, passive —)

  1. to desire, want, wish
  2. to long for, pine for

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ επιθυμώ, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language